Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thuy Nguyen, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; William O'Brien, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Technology). This literacy variable is concerned with learners’ awareness of various available technologies that could be used to improve their work as well as their social life and self-improvement. It also reflects the willingness to explore and adopt technology. Mature students become aware of state-of-the-art technologies relevant to their professional domain and personal needs. They are also receptive to change in their existing ways of doing things as well as to the adoption and adaptation of new technologies for better work performance. • Literacy 2: Operational Skills. This literacy variable reflects the understanding of learners about the purposes and functionality of various technologies, the

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamim Younos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

meetings conducted by VT expertsand attended a national conference that was held on Virginia Tech campus. Fellows madeperiodic presentations of their research, prepared a final research report, and alsosubmitted a reflection essay about their experiences. Four fellows returned to VirginiaTech late fall and presented their research papers at a regional water research conference.Assessment of NSF/REU site outcomes was conducted with the help of two externalexperts in education research and academic assessment. Assessment tools included online/in-class surveys, pre- and post test questions, and a focus group interview. This articleincludes a brief description of program assessment tools, a summary of assessmentresults and recommendations, and some

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

second ASCE strategic initiative was the development of an enhanced and updated versionof the BOK. This second edition of the BOK, formally titled Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge for the 21st Century, Second Edition, (abbreviated BOK2) was developed in responseto broad stakeholder feedback about the first edition (abbreviated BOK1), as well as the ideasexpressed in ASCE’s Vision 2025.7 BOK2 is currently available in draft form, and the finalproduct will be publicly released in February 2008.The BOK2 includes two particularly substantive changes from the BOK1: • The number of outcomes was increased from 15 to 24. For the most part, this increase reflects the BOK2 authors’ attempt to enhance clarity and specificity, rather than to

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Farid Momand, Kabul University; Qaium Fekrat, Kabul University; Aziz Gulistani, Kabul University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

time. • Throughout the March-August 2007 semester, we observed many aspects of the NMAA academic culture that do not yet reflect an appropriate university-level standard, resulting in less than optimal implementation of the civil engineering curriculum. These included a variety of distractions during evening study hours, frequent cancellation of classes due to military training events, inadequate course administration (e.g., failure to prepare syllabi in many courses), and students’ unwillingness to do homework. Some of the non- engineering majors in CE301 complained that the course was too difficult and that they should not be required to take engineering at all. To some extent, these problems

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, ASCE; James O'Brien

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

ways the BOK could be used by prospective civil engineering students, high school counselors, parents, employers, and others. It is very important to note that, from ASCE’s perspective, the BOK represents a strategic direction for the profession. Under today’s accreditation and regulatory processes/procedures, some of the elements of the BOK may not be translated into accreditation criteria and licensing requirements in the near term. To say it another way, the BOK describes the “gold standard” for the aspiring civil engineering professional. Since input into the accreditation and licensing processes comes from a considerable number of stakeholders beyond just ASCE, it is unlikely that these processes will reflect

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

curriculum was based on three principal criteria: Page 13.377.5* The “highly competitive salary” paid to an assistant professor is $600 per month.The curriculum must be relevant. The coursework should be consistent with infrastructuredevelopment practices and priorities in Afghanistan, and it must reflect the knowledge and skillsrequired of officers in the Afghan National Army.The curriculum must be accreditable, based on western standards. The NMAA Superintendentand Dean have expressed their strong desire that the academy have accredited degree programsas soon as possible. Because of political, financial, and structural issues between the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah; William Johnson, University of Utah; Fred Montague, University of Utah; Arrin Holt, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates; Jim Nielson, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates; Rachel David, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

feasibility and impact of the projects” ̇ “Yes, I felt I learned about specific environmental impacts of building projects that I have not heard from previous civil engineering professors” ̇ “The Biology prof. made the big picture of sustainability very clear” ̇ “Broadened project scope to include ideas that wouldn’t be considered otherwise” ̇ “Did open my eyes to different thoughts and priorities of the various instructors” Page 13.915.8In our opinion one of the key themes in the responses (and reflected in the selected responsesabove) is the ability to see the bigger picture given the multiple perspectives of

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University; Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

is a healthy mix of researchers, practitioners andthose who could qualify as either – faculty members with both a Ph.D. and significant industryexperience. While faculty members are expected to develop professionally and pursue scholarlyactivities, the major focus is on teaching and the teaching loads reflect that emphasis.III. Benefits of a Dual Tenure Track SystemTable 1 indicates that the benefits of hiring practitioners should manifest themselves in areassuch as solving engineering problems, designing systems, understanding problems in a globaland societal context, lifelong learning and functioning on interdisciplinary teams. The Body ofKnowledge II committee has produced the draft follow-on revision to the BOK and has proposed28

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.; Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

setting gathering, “The Vision for CivilEngineering in 2025”7, provided further input for the revision of the BOK1. In fact there wassignificant potential synergism between the Vision and the BOK efforts.Second Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of KnowledgeBased on the groundswell of opinions and the plethora of reports and studies that indicated thetime for engineering education reform has come, ASCE elected in 2005 to revise the BOK1 toreflect the consensus that had developed since the development of the BOK1. Thus, in late 2005the Second Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge Committee (BOK2Cmte) wasformed for the specific purpose of revising the BOK1 to reflect all that had happened in thisarena in the intervening

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. The faculty instructorsencourage groups to reflect on situations afterward and to appreciate the positiveeducational aspect on the overall project when Option 1 was used and deadlines aremissed. III. Typical Team ActivitiesTo provide insight on how the student teams operate with limited guidance two pastprojects are discussed, the 2005 golf design project and the 2007 master plan project.Additional details of the golf facility design can be found in Reference 1.A. Team StructureFrom the first day the project is presented, students are advised to attack the project bydividing into sub-groups that will focus on different aspects of the project. While theformation is left to the students, typically there are 6 to 8

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Dennis McLeod, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Nazila Mokarram, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

navigate through the ontology, and identifyrelevant kinds of objects and inter-relationships; specific instances can then be accessed – suchinstances will be presented with an associated measure of semantic relevance, determined by thedegree to which the instances match the desired result. (2) One can issue a word-basedinformation request, in which case the tools we develop will utilize the ontology to disambiguatethe request, and do an ontology-enhanced word-based search; the results presented will again bepresented with an associated estimate of semantic relevance. (3) The ontology can itself be usedfor study and analysis – it can be evolved dynamically to reflect new or modified ESAs, explorealternative delivery paradigms, etc.Conclusion

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Senro Kuraoka, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(thinking vs. feeling), and outside world orientation (judging vs. perceiving) resulting in 16 personality types. Kolb Learning Based on quadrants of 2 dimensions of perception (sensing/feeling vs. Cycle thinking) and 2 dimensions of processing (doing vs. watching). Felder and Based on 5 dimensions of learning: perception (sensory vs. intuitive), Silverman’s input (visual vs. auditory), organization (inductive vs. deductive), Index of processing (active vs. reflective), and understanding (sequential vs. Learning Styles global). Herrmann Brain Based on 4 quadrants of thinking preferences generally characterized Dominance

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown; Norman Voigt, Penn State, New Kensington

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, consideration ofhow other professions, such as law and medicine, utilize practicing professionals in theireducational processes is warranted. The American Bar Association12 (ABA) establishes aset of standards for programs of legal education. Their curriculum requirements given inStandard 302.(b) state: “A law school shall offer substantial opportunities for: (1) live-client or other real-life practice experiences, appropriately supervised and designed to encourage reflection by students on their experiences and on the values and responsibilities of the legal profession, and the development of one’s ability to assess his or her performance level of competence; …”12In describing the instructional role of faculty, Standard 403(c) states: “A

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Tonya Nilsson, San Jose State; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

picnic, a closing dinner, student skits, morning/afternoon snack breaksand lunches are important for team building, reflection, and discussion. COURSE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift 8:00 Demo Classroom Making it Assessment work Class I Lab III Principles of Lab IV Design of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

explored.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Division of Engineering Education andCenters of the National Science Foundation under the grant EEC-0634279 (program manager Dr.Mary Poats). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. We would like to thank Dr. Jin-song Pei, who provided the implementation resultsfrom the University of Oklahoma. We would also like to thank Dr. Jon Makar at Institute ofResearch for Construction in Canada and Mr. Tony Kojundic from the Silica Fume Association,as well as project external advisors, for their contribution and support to the project.Reference1. Kuennen, T

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Casey, George Mason University; Ellen O'Donnell, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

grouped with “industrypartner” or “alumni relations” information. Separate sections or totally separate websitesprovided information ranging from a basic mission statement to detailed organizationalinformation including items such as a constitution, by-laws, annual reports, meeting minutes, etc.It must be restated that the survey reflects only whether evidence of an IAB was present and, inthe case of a College-level IAB, beneficial to the program, not whether one actually exists or not.The survey results are summarized in Figure 1. Page 13.901.6 Figure 1: Number of IABs identified for College-only (E), Multi-level (M